1244392 Mandeville isn't wholly forthcoming about what's going through his mind.
You're not wrong. With due scrutiny, it's easy to see that he isn't even SLIGHTLY justified in doing what he's doing. That little "sob story" is his attempt to justify himself. Which isn't to say he's lying, more that his motivations are far pettier than he's willing to admit.
Also, he's not much for taking responsibility. He fell into wealth as an electronics prodigy, yes, but unlike other infamous, rich CEO computer geniuses, once he had CAIRO, he just had to sit back and watch him work. CAIRO does just about everything for him, so he's never really learned much respect for the business aspect or even how to handle the kind of power he wields. With an army at his command and a serious, ever-building case of depression, you can imagine the sort of damage he could do with so much power at his fingertips and no proper respect for it.
"If suffering brings wisdom, I'd would wish to be less wise" William Butler Yeats Adrian sure likes to take the self-important drama queen role way too seriously. Oh well, I am sure he will get his comeuppance soon enough.
Wow. This was seriously an amazing chapter. This story's antagonist is definitely one of the best I've ever seen. Keep up the awesome work!
I have to say that I found Mandeville's little sob story unconvincing. His motivations are messy and unrelatable in my opinion.
1244392 Mandeville isn't wholly forthcoming about what's going through his mind.
You're not wrong. With due scrutiny, it's easy to see that he isn't even SLIGHTLY justified in doing what he's doing. That little "sob story" is his attempt to justify himself. Which isn't to say he's lying, more that his motivations are far pettier than he's willing to admit.
Also, he's not much for taking responsibility. He fell into wealth as an electronics prodigy, yes, but unlike other infamous, rich CEO computer geniuses, once he had CAIRO, he just had to sit back and watch him work. CAIRO does just about everything for him, so he's never really learned much respect for the business aspect or even how to handle the kind of power he wields. With an army at his command and a serious, ever-building case of depression, you can imagine the sort of damage he could do with so much power at his fingertips and no proper respect for it.
"If suffering brings wisdom, I'd would wish to be less wise" William Butler Yeats
Adrian sure likes to take the self-important drama queen role way too seriously. Oh well, I am sure he will get his comeuppance soon enough.